U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA
Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2012	Dec 2012	Jan 2013	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 2013
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1)		(4) 55.9	(4) 56.0	55.6	55.8	(P) 57.1
Employment (1)		(4) 51.2	(4) 50.9	49.9	50.1	(P) 51.8
Unemployment (1)		(4) 4.7	(4) 5.1	5.6	5.6	(P) 5.3
Unemployment Rate (2)		(4) 8.5	(4) 9.2	10.1	10.1	(P) 9.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3)		44.7	44.2	43.6	44.0	44.3	(P) 44.8
12-month % change		1.1	1.1	2.3	2.8	1.6	(P) 0.9
Mining, Logging and Construction (3)		2.6	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.7	(P) 2.7
12-month % change		-10.3	-10.7	-7.7	0.0	-10.0	(P) -10.0
Manufacturing (3)		5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	(P) 5.2
12-month % change		4.0	4.0	8.3	8.3	6.1	(P) 8.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)		9.5	9.5	9.2	9.1	9.2	(P) 9.2
12-month % change		1.1	1.1	3.4	2.2	2.2	(P) 0.0
Leisure and Hospitality (3)		4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.4	(P) 4.5
12-month % change		4.8	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.3	(P) 2.3
Government (3)		11.1	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	(P) 11.1
12-month % change		0.0	1.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	(P) -0.9
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (4) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: May 21, 2013

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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